Participating in the #yearend #20in4
1. Even Though I knew the End by C.L.Polk
A novella to get my 50th book in.
2.Anxious People not sure if I will finish by Jan 1 but I am going to try!
This was a fun family with a ex boyfriend at Christmas in the mountains. I thought it was a little dragged out but still enjoyed it!
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Southern charm with hot sticky days, porch swings,lemonade a family drama with the main character who leaves her small town to come back and embrace who she is her past and her magic A wild crazy niece and a murder mystery.
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I am not in the majority on liking this book, yes it was a creative magic system but honestly too much , there was a whole slew of horrible themes, colonialism, racism,misogyny, and yes it‘s a reflection of society good and evil. But most of the plot except for the last few chapters is heavy, forced dialogue it was repetitive and I found myself skimming.
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My daughter bought me this cool sweatshirt and brought me to see Wicked for my birthday 🥳
What a fantastic show I saw the play years ago but liked the movie better 💚🩷
This was a unique epic fantasy that blends reality, and fantasy with really interesting characters. It's hard to explain what this story is about but just know going in that it's immersive and convoluted at times but the author full circles everything you think you have questions about.
Clever, original, and well written
#ReadAway2024 #45
A magical family genealogical mystery, this story was set in Italy with in depth description‘s for a great experience, loved the characters and all the magic that surrounds this family history
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Vampires and werewolves,Entertaining, humorous banter,a little drama , lots of spice 3⭐️
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I had high hopes for this one , it was interesting and had creepy vibes , I like her writing I am just not a fan of the drawn out stories with unsatisfying endings
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This was a slow paced atmospheric mystery with paranormal aspects , I like the story but i didn‘t like the audio
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A cozy queer rom-com with humor and a little drama set in a melting pot of paranormal creatures. Lots of pumpkin spice lattes a quick read with Halloween town vibes👻🧙🏻🧛🏽♀️🎃
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Creepy, crazy haunted house , the author has you guessing about fmc it was a ride, very descriptive, I loved it for scary season!👻💀
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Gothic paranormal set in New Orleans,a haunted house with creepy trials, spicy romance. The author takes a creative theme for a serious issue with fmc, really enjoyed this one!
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Such a cozy read with a little drama , audio is the best can‘t wait until the next one
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This book was eye opening to say the least, Cheney explains what happened from the aftermath of the 2020 election craziness to the January 6 attack. She explains everything that she witnessed and how she so adamantly tried to express how important the Constitution is and how provisions were put in place for a reason! Its disheartening how many in our government stand behind Trump and not upholding their oath to the Constitution
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I was completely immersed in this story In these characters in the plot. So much about the setting, the culture and the era took a little time with a lot of back stories but it was well worth it and it all came together. This was not only about the past but glimpses of the future a moving remarkable story !
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My daughter and I power read this book so we could watch the series , it was good enjoyed it
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I enjoyed this book, not as much as the others. I did like the new characters and direction that Diana character went , very descriptive and lots of hot tea!
This definitely sets up for more in the series
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Really enjoyed the fantasy, great characters, descriptive world building,and a magical library where books have a life of their own !
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This was definitely Elin‘s Swan Song , great end to this wonderful series !
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This was one of the better thrills I have read this year
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1. When I found this app I immediately didn‘t want to be private, I wanted to interact with like minded readers and at the time 6 years or so people didn‘t really use their real names on social media,so since I am part of this reading community “I am a reader too” so became Areader2 😂my real name is Marlene
2.the Car mostly
3. Last book was God of the Woods
#wondrouswednesday
This was a twisty story set in 1975.The back story and the story that Liz Moore builds in this thriller is built on the culture of that time period. The character development was deep and descriptive so that you weren‘t sure what you believed from one minute to the next well written with a very interesting ending
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In Macbeth the weyward is associated with three witches also known as the weird sisters.This is a story of three woman through different time periods all three have different stories and all have sad abusive situations that they rise up from,they get their strength from nature and the powers they hold onto through the Weyward family of women,the power is pulled from the earth,nature and wildlife, which I loved.
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Endearing and humorous.Britt-Marie Was Here is a story of how we survive grief, and change but most importantly it's about community, and belonging. I really enjoyed the audio
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This gave me La Femme Nikita vibes, had some twists a good summer read
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I like this enough to finish it,the story was interesting and some characters I liked better then others and had a satisfying ending
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The Covenant of Water is a lusciously descriptive novel I was completely immersed in, the characters their interesting backstories, and interconnected lives. Verghese writes with such passion about relationships, history, and medical procedures. I loved the audio but the medical procedures were not my favorite.
Such wonderful symbolism throughout this novel
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This Taste of Ginger, is a story about a young woman caught between cultures of her birth land India and America the place she grew up as a young child. There are themes of racism,casteism,first generational
immigration, and homophobia. I enjoyed the interwoven stories and how they reflected the issues but also was a journey of growth and the love of family.#ReadAway2024 book 20
🌹I know this is hard to believe but Stephen King the only one that came close was Thinner I think it was maybe another author and him🤷🏼♀️
🌼Crescent City 🙄
🌺All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
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A little bit confusing in the beginning, but I really enjoyed it,part mystery with suspense, magic system around books , interesting characters it all comes to a satisfying conclusion that maybe I could see even continuing I hope !
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This book was too long spotty world building, confusing magic system and more confusing conflicts I did like the main character scrappy personality, but the whole book was just so-so
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This is a historical fantasy set in 1600 Madrid,I loved everything about this book the characters were well written the prose and style of writing were wonderful and it was all wrapped around a history that was riveting.
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“But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate”
This started as a slow family drama with some twists I was surprised by , but it was just so-so for me
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Tom Hanks is a wonderful narrator for this story the writing is just so good yet a little long in this one.The story follows Danny and Maeve and their childhood home The Dutch House with a mother who disappeared and a emotionally distant father,his new wife and children,and later Danny‘s wife and children this novel looks at two siblings who find home with each other
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🙌 loved this book, absolutely recommend you get the audio Meryl Streep just does such a wonderful job
5⭐️
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Goal 2 #awesomeapril readathon
A fea fantasy, with the basis set around Camelot, King Arthur,knights of the round table but also a spy element It does have the usual tropes but I liked that it was very different fast paced, I liked the characters so was a pick for me I will read the next one out in September.
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First goal met for #AwesomeApril readathon
As a dark tense psychological thriller this meets all the hype, it definitely had you guessing through the whole book and gives all the feels for all of it‘s craziness,wasn‘t my favorite thriller but it was a fast, entertaining read.
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A so so atmospheric story told with two time lines and two mysteries,overall was entertaining but wasn‘t as good as Mexican Gothic or The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Book 10 #readaway2024